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The Shenzhou program (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shénzhōu) is a manned spaceflight initiative by China. The program put the first Chinese citizen, Yang Liwei, into orbit on 15 October 2003, on a similarly named Shenzou spacecraft.
Missions launched
Unmanned missions
| Mission | Launch | Duration | Landing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhou 1 | 19 November 1999 | 0 d 21 h 11 m | 20 November 1999 | Unmanned test flight |
| Shenzhou 2 | 9 January 2001 | 7 d 10 h 22 m | 16 January 2001 | Carried scientific payload including monkey, dog, rabbit and other animals. |
| Shenzhou 3 | 25 March 2002 | 6 d 18 h 51 m | 1 April 2002 | Carried a test dummy. |
| Shenzhou 4 | 29 December 2002 | 6 d 18 h 36 m | 5 January 2003 | Carried a test dummy and several science experiments. |
| Shenzhou 8 | 31 October 2011 | 16 d 13 h 34 m | 17 November 2011 | Unmanned mission, rendezvoused and docked with Tiangong-1. |
Manned missions
| Order | Patch | Mission | Launch | Duration | Landing | Crew | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40px | Shenzhou 5 | 15 October 2003 | 0 d 21 h 22 m 45 s | 15 October 2003 | Yang Liwei | First Chinese manned flight, 14 Earth orbits. | ||
| 2 | 40px | Shenzhou 6 | 12 October 2005 | 4 d 19 h 33 m | 16 October 2005 | Fei Junlong | Nie Haisheng | Multiple days in space, 75 orbits. | |
| 3 | 40px | Shenzhou 7 | 25 September 2008 | 2 d 20 h 27 m | 28 September 2008 | Zhai Zhigang | Liu Boming | Jing Haipeng | First three-person crew, first Chinese spacewalk. |
| 4 | 40px | Shenzhou 9 | 16 June 2012 | 12 d 15 h 24 m | 29 June 2012 | Jing Haipeng | Liu Wang | Liu Yang | First Chinese woman in space; first docking with Tiangong-1 space station, 18 June 2012, 06:07 UTC. |
Related add-ons
Tiangong 1: http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5917
Shenzhou 9: http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5920
China's Manned Space Program v1.5 (Shenzhou spacecraft, Long March 2F, Jiuquan base): http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3179